Chickpea, Pumpkin and Couscous Salad

Are you looking for a fun, festive, tasty plant-based salad for the holidays this year? Well, look no further!

This Moroccan-inspired dish is great as a side or a filling main. It’s got a solid amount of protein in it too, and you can serve it hot or cold.

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Zero Waste Shopping Day

It’s amazing how many people who I tell about my zero waste mission absolutely cannot fathom how this could be possible. The answer is so simple they always seem to leave suspicious  – markets and bulk bins. Pretty much anything your heart desires can be found at one of these places, and to be honest, your local supermarket works for many things too. Just avoid all the other isles where temptation lurks (darnit TimTams, why you in plastic though?!).

So here is my photo story of a shopping trip with all my own bags and jars. Enjoy!

The dry stuff (and oil) from a collection of Commonsense Organics, Moshims, and Binn Inn, depending on what I happen to be close to that week.

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